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ๅง‰
ๅง‰
8 strokes
Frequency: 1473
JLPT N3
Grade 2

Meanings

elder sister

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ท
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใญ
ใฏใฏ

Common Words

ๅง
ใ‚ใญ
Noun
Freq #1486
1

older sister; elder sister

Examples
ๅง‰ใฏ็งใฎใ‚บใƒœใƒณใซใ‚ขใ‚คใƒญใƒณใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚
My sister presses my trousers.
ใŠใญใˆใกใ‚ƒใ‚“
Noun
Freq #3073
1

Familiar

older sister

Examples
็งใฏใŠๅง‰ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใฎๅค•้ฃฏใ‚’ใƒฉใƒƒใƒ—ใซๅŒ…ใ‚“ใงใ—ใพใ‚ใชใ„ใจใ€‚
I have to wrap my sister's dinner in cling film.
2

Familiar

lass; young lady

Examples
ใƒžใƒžใ€œ๏ผใ‚ใฎใŠๅง‰ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใจใŠๅ…„ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใ€ใŠๆ‰‹ๆ‰‹็น‹ใ„ใงใ€ใ™ใฃใ”ใไปฒ่‰ฏใ—ใ•ใ‚“ใ ใญใ€œ๏ผ
Mama! That lady and man are holding hands, they're great friends aren't they!
ใŠๅงใ•ใ‚“
ใŠใญใˆใ•ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #3154
1

Honorific; Usu. ใŠๅง‰ใ•ใ‚“

older sister; elder sister

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎใŠๅง‰ใ•ใ‚“ใฏๅฏฉ็พŽๆ„ŸใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใญใ€‚
Your sister has a sense of beauty.
2

Vocative

young lady

3

Referring to a waitress, etc.; usu. ใŠๅงใ•ใ‚“

miss

4

Used by geisha to refer to their superiors; usu. ใŠๅงใ•ใ‚“

ma'am

5

older girl

Examples
ใญใˆ่“ฎใ€ใŠๅง‰ใ•ใ‚“ใŒๆ‰‹ใ‚’ใคใชใ„ใงใ‚ใ’ใ‚ˆใ†ใ‹๏ผŸใ‚ญใƒŸใฏๆฏŽๅนดใ™ใใซใฏใใ‚Œใกใ‚ƒใ†ใ‚‚ใ‚“ใญใ€‚
By the way, Ren. Should I take your hand? Every year you wander off.
ใ—ใพใ„
ใ€Š ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ ใ„ ใ€‹
Noun
Freq #3668
1

sisters

Examples
ๅฝผใฎๅง‰ๅฆนใฏไบŒไบบใจใ‚‚็พŽไบบใงใ™ใ€‚
Both his sisters are beautiful.
ใŠใญใˆ
ใ‚ชใƒใ‚จ
ใŠใƒใ‚จ
Noun
Freq #8137
1

Abbreviation

elder sister

2

Word usually written using kana alone; Slang

effeminate man

ๅงใ•ใ‚“
ใญใˆใ•ใ‚“
ใ‚ใญใ•ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #8143
1

Honorific; Usu. ๅง‰ใ•ใ‚“

older sister; elder sister

Examples
ใ‚ธใƒงใƒผใƒณใฏๅง‰ใ•ใ‚“ใจๅŒใ˜ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ้ญ…ๅŠ›ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Joan is as charming as her sister.
2

Vocative

young lady

Examples
ใ€Œใชใ‚ใ€ใใ“ใฎๅง‰ใ•ใ‚“ใ€ใ€Œใˆ๏ผŸใ€ใ€Œใกใ‚‡ใฃใจ็›ธ่ซ‡ใซไน—ใฃใฆใใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‹๏ผŸใ€
"Say, you, the lady over there." "Eh?" "Could you give me a bit of advice?"
3

Referring to a waitress, etc.; usu. ๅงใ•ใ‚“

miss

4

Used by geisha to refer to their superiors; usu. ๅงใ•ใ‚“

ma'am

ใญใˆใกใ‚ƒใ‚“
Noun
Freq #8245
1

Familiar

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister

Examples
ใชใ‚‹ในใๅง‰ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใซใ‚‚ๅ‘จใ‚Šใซใ‚‚่ฟทๆƒ‘ใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใšใซใ€ไบ‹ๆ…‹ใฎๆ—ฉๆœŸ่งฃๆฑบใ‚’ใชใ‚“ใจใ‹้ ผใ‚€ใžใ€‚
I want you to somehow resolve the situation as soon as possible, causing the least amount of trouble for my sister and those around us.
2

girl

ใ—ใฆใ„
ใ€Š ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ ใ„ ใ€‹
Noun
Freq #11647
1

older sister and younger brother

ใ€Š ใŠใญใˆใ•ใ‚“ ใ€‹
Noun
Freq #12900
1

sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife)

2

older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister

ใ‚ใญใ†ใˆ
Noun
Honorific
Freq #13659
1

older sister

๐ŸŽ“

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